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Issued  July.  1927 


BUREAU    OF    BIOLOGICAL    SURVEY 

SERVICE  AND  REGULATORY  ANNOUNCEMENTS 


REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE  UPPER 
MISSISSIPPI  RIVER  WILD  LIFE  AND  FISH  REFUGE 

Pursuant  to  the  authority  and  direction  contained  in  the  Upper  Mississippi 
River  wild  life  and  fish  refuge  act  of  June  7,  1924  (43  Stat.  050),  we.  the 
Secretary  of  Agriculture  and  the  Secretary  of  Commerce,  respectively,  prescribe 
and  order  that  all  lands  and  lands  and  waters  already  acquired  or  that  may 
hereafter  be  acquired  under  the  terms  of  said  act  are  hereby  established  and 
shall  be  maintained  (a)  as  a  refuge  and  breeding  place  for  migratory  birds 
included  in  the  terms  of  the  convention  between  the  United  States  and  Great 
Britain  for  the  protection  of  migratory  birds,  concluded  August  10,  1910,  and 
(&)  as  a  refuge  and  breeding  place  for  other  wild  birds,  game  animals,  fur- 
bearing  animals,  and  for  the  conservation  of  wild  flowers  and  aquatic  plants, 
and  (c)  as  a  refuge  and  breeding  place  for  fish  and  other  aquatic  animal  life, 
said  refuge  to  be  known  as  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  Wild  Life  and  Fish 
Refuge  and  to  be  administered  in  accordance  with  said  act  and  regulations 
thereunder.  By  virtue  of  the  authority  conferred  upon  said  Secretaries  the 
following  regulations  are  hereby  jointly  and  severally  made  and  prescribed : 

REGULATIONS  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  AGRICULTURE  IN  RESPECT 
OF  WILD  BIRDS,  GAME  ANIMALS,  FUR-BEARING  ANIMALS,  WILD 
FLOWERS,  AND  AQUATIC  PLANTS 

Regulation  1-A 

Section  (a).  Hunting  and  taking  of  wild  animals  and  birds  will  be  permitted 
in  the  refuge  only  on  areas  to  be  designated  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture. 
Such  hunting  and  taking  of  wild  animals  and  birds  shall  be  subject  to  the 
requirements  of  these  regulations  and  instructions  issued  thereunder  and  to  all 
State  laws ;  hunting  and  taking  of  migratory  birds  shall  also  be  subject  to  the 
regulations  made  under  the  migratory  bird  treaty  act. 

Section  (b).  Carrying  or  having  in  possession  firearms  on  areas  not  opened 
to  hunting  without  permit  of  the  superintendent  of  the  refuge  is  prohibited 
except  on  highways  or  thoroughfares. 

Section  (c).  Permitting  dogs  to  run  at  large  is  prohibited. 

Section  (d).  Taking  any  nongame  bird,  or  taking  the  nest  or  egg  of  any 
bird,  except  under  permit  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  is  prohibited. 

Regulation  2-A 

Game  animals  and  fur-bearing  and  predatory  animals  may  be  hunted,  taken, 
or  trapped  only  under  permit  of  the  superintendent  of  the  refuge. 

Regulation  3-A 

Flowers,  plants,  trees,  or  other  natural   growth  may  be  taken  or  collected 
only  under  permit  of  the  superintendent  of  the  refuge. 
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REGULATIONS  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF   COMMERCE  IN  RESPECT 
OF  FISH  AND  OTHER  AQUATIC  ANIMAL  LIFE 

Regulation  1-C 

Section  (a).  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  these  regulations  or  in  the 
instructions  issued  thereunder,  fish  may  be  taken  in  all  navigable  waters  within 
the  boundaries  of  the  refuge  in  accordance  with  State  laws. 

Section  (b).  Except  within  areas  specifically  closed  to  fishing  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  Commerce,  fish  may  be  taken  in  nonnavigable  streams,  sloughs,  land- 
locked ponds,  and  lakes  only  with  hook  and  line  and  in  accordance  with  State 
laws. 

Section  (c).  Except  in  areas  specifically  closed  to  fishing  by  the  Secretary 
of  Commerce,  mussels  and  other  forms  of  aquatic  animal  life  may  be  taken  in 
accordance  with  State  laws. 

Section  (d).  On  areas  to  be  designated  by  the  Secretary  of  Commerce  as 
needed  for  the  propagation  and  distribution  of  fish  by  the  Bureau  of  Fisheries 
or  by  the  State  the  taking  of  fish  or  aquatic  animal  life  of  any  kind  is 
prohibited. 

JOINT  REGULATIONS  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND 
.  THE  SECRETARY  OF  COMMERCE 

Regulation  1-AC 

The  enforcement  of  the  law  and  the  regulations  made  pursuant  thereto  shall 
be  under  the  direction  of  the  superintendent  of  the  refuge. 

Regulation  2-AC 

Any  person  may  enter  the  refuge  for  any  lawful  purpose  provided  he  com- 
plies with  the  provisions  of  these  regulations  and  instructions  issued  thereunder. 

Regulation  3-AC 

Injuring,  removing,  or  destroying  any  tree,  boat,  notice,  signboard,  fence, 
building,  or  other  property  of  the  United  States  is  prohibited,  except  as  author- 
ized by  these  regulations  or  instructions  issued  thereunder. 

Regulation  4-AC 

All  birds,  animals,  fish,  or  parts  thereof,  captured,  injured  or  killed,  all 
flowers,  plants,  trees,  and  other  natural  growths  and  nests  and  eggs  of  birds 
removed,  and  all  implements  or  paraphernalia,  including  guns,  fishing  equip- 
ment, and  boats  used  or  attempted  to  be  used,  contrary  to  the  provision  of  this 
act  or  any  regulation  made  pursuant  thereto,  shall,  when  found  by  an  employee 
of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  or  the  Department  of  Commerce,  marshal 
or  deputy  marshal,  be  summarily  seized  by  him  and  placed  in  the  custody  of 
the  superintendent  of  the  refuge. 

Regulation  5-AC 

Permits  for  special  uses,  such  as  removal  of  timber,  cutting  of  hay,  etc., 
may  In-  granted  by  tin1  superintendent  of  the  refuge,  under  such  terms  and  con- 
ditions as  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  may  prescribe.  Applications  for  such 
permits  should  be  made  to  the  superintendent  of  the  refuge. 

Permits  for  the  following  uses  may  be  issued  by  the  superintendent  of  the 
refuge  withoul   charge: 

(1)  Public  u<os  by  any  department  or  branch  of  the  Federal  or  State  Gov- 
ernments, including  municipalities,  when  no  profit  is  to  be  derived  from  said 
uses. 

(2)  Lands  occupied  for  semipublic  use  by  associations  or  organizations  where 
such  lands  are  open  to  the  use  of  the  public  upon  a  noncommercial  or  a  non- 
profit making  basis,  including  lands  occupied  by  shelter  huts,  camp  grounds, 
etc.,  open  to  free  use  by  the  public. 


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(3)  Telephone  lines  with  free  use  and  free  connection  by  the  Bureau  of 
Biological  Survey  and  the  Bureau  of  Fisheries.  Telegraph  lines  with  free  use 
of  poles  for  attaching  thereon  telephone  lines  for  official  use  of  the  refuge. 

(4)  Roads  and  trails  which  are  free  public  highways. 

(5)  Stone,  earth,  and  gravel  used  for  projects  constructed  under  permits 
or  for  the  construction  or  maintenance  of  public  roads  and  trails. 

(6)  Fish  hatcheries  of  a  noncommercial  nature  as  approved  by  the  Bureau 
of  Fisheries. 

(7)  Sewerage  systems. 

(8)  Signs  intended  for  the  guidance  or  information  of  the  public,  but  not 
those  which  in  any  respect  are  for  advertising  purposes. 

Regulation  6-AC 

Camping  without  permit  may  be  permitted  within  the  discretion  of  the 
superintendent  of  the  refuge. 

Regulation  7-AC 

The  following  acts  are  prohibited  on  the  refuge : 

Section  (a).  Setting  on  fire  or  causing  to  be  set  on  fire  any  timber,  brush, 
grass,  or  other  soil  cover,  except  as  authorized  by  the  superintendent  of  the 
refuge. 

Section  (b).  Building  a  camp  fire  in  leaves,  rotten  wood,  or  other  places 
where  it  is  likely  to  spread,  or  against  logs  or  stumps,  where  it  is  difficult  to 
extinguish  it. 

Section  (c).  Building  a  camp  fire  in  a  dangerous  place,  or  during  windy 
weather  without  confining  it  to  holes  or  cleared  spaces  from  which  all  vegetable 
matter  has  been  removed. 

Section    (d).  Leaving  a  camp  fire  without  completely  extinguishing  it. 

[seal.]  (Signed)  W.  M.  Jardine 

Secretary  of  Agriculture. 
[seal.]  Herbert   Hoover 


Washington,  D.  C,  June  &£,  1927, 


Secretary  of  Commnerce. 


Note. — Any  person  who  shall  violate  or  fail  to  comply  with  any  provision  of 
or  any  regulation  made  pursuant  to  the  upper  Mississippi  River  wild  life 
and  fish  refuge  act  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  con- 
viction thereof  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  or  by 
imprisonment  not  more  than  six  (6)   months,  or  both   (sec.  11,  43  Stat,  652). 


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